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Photos. There have been more than 150 earthquakes in the past week in Oklahoma, according to the Oklahoma Geological Survey (OGS).Thatâs not normal. Before 2009, the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported Oklahoma would typically get three or fewer 3.0+ magnitude quakes a year.n the last few years, the average jumped up to about 40 significant quakes a year. Less than 2 months into 2014, Oklahoma has had more than 25 quakes registering 3.0+ magnitude in Oklahoma. Michael Lewchuk, an earthquake expert with Casady School, told KOCO, âFor Oklahoma that is an unusually large amount.
According to University of Utah seismologists, earthquake swarms are relatively common in Yellowstone. The Park averages about 1,600 earthquakes a year, and 1,652 quakes were recorded in 2009.Yellowstone has experienced 80 earthquake swarms in the last 15 years.onitoring Earthquakes in Yellowstone. During the last several weeks, a series of small earthquakes -- what seismologists call a âswarmâ -- rumbled in Yellowstone. From January 17 to February 8 around 1,800 earthquakes, with a maximum magnitude of 3.8, were recorded in the Park.